From algae to clarity: How the Shivering Sands/Dunes Lake Watershed was restored - Great Lakes Commission

From algae to clarity: How the Shivering Sands/Dunes Lake Watershed was restored - Great Lakes Commission

Fed by creeks and springs that gurgle from the dolomite bedrock underlying the peninsula, three hidden, undeveloped lakes – Dunes, Arbiter and Schwartz – lie in the silhouette of these shivering sands. Nestled within a mile of the cliffs, caves and forested dunes of Lake Michigan, the lakes were choked by phosphorus-rich blankets of algae – victims of fortified agricultural, sanitary and septic system runoff. Read the full story by Door County P…